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An official sequel has been announced on Comic-Con, which is said to feature Batman. Some speculated that this would be a Superman vs. Batman film, but I think it's too early for that. I think they might want to let go of the idea of a Batman reboot and let him just feature in the next Man of Steel film so that they can avoid a possible reboot that doesn't live up to Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. The idea of a new Batman is only necessary for DC to build up the Justice League movie WB wants to make, so an appearance in the new Man of Steel sequel might be sufficient, rather than a full film. Here's the official statement:

On the heels of the worldwide success of "Man of Steel," director Zack Snyder is bringing together the two greatest Super Heroes of all time—Batman and Superman—for the first time on the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

"Whilst our ‘Dark Knight' trilogy is complete, we have every confidence that Zack's fresh interpretation will take the character in a new and exciting direction. His vision for Superman opened the door to a whole new universe and we can't wait to see what Zack does with these characters."

The current hit, "Man of Steel," has taken in more than $630 million at the worldwide box office to date, and climbing. Along with its star, Henry Cavill, the upcoming film brings back Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane. The new Batman has yet to be cast.

Snyder is co-writing the story with David S. Goyer, who will then pen the screenplay. Production is expected to begin in 2014, with an anticipated release date in Summer 2015.

Silverman stated, "Zack Snyder is an incredibly talented filmmaker, but beyond that, he's a fan first and he utterly gets this genre. We could not think of anyone better suited to the task of bringing these iconic Super Heroes to the screen in his own way." Kroll added, "We are thrilled to be back in business with Zack and his team on this next movie. The success of ‘Man of Steel' is a wonderful testament to the love and support that both fans and new audiences, worldwide, have for these characters. We are very excited to see what Zack has in store for all of us."

Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, noted, "Superman and Batman together on the big screen is a dream come true for DC fans everywhere. All of us at DC Entertainment could not be more excited for Zack's continuing vision for the DC Universe."

Zack Snyder, who made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con today, breaking the news to audiences there, later said, "I'm so excited to begin working again with Henry Cavill in the world we created, and I can't wait to expand the DC Universe in this next chapter. Let's face it, it's beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off, since they are the greatest Super Heroes in the world."

The new film brings back Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder as producers. This time, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are serving as executive producers, along with Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan.

Thomas offered, "Whilst our ‘Dark Knight' trilogy is complete, we have every confidence that Zack's fresh interpretation will take the character in a new and exciting direction. His vision for Superman opened the door to a whole new universe and we can't wait to see what Zack does with these characters."

The film is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, and Batman characters created by Bob Kane, published by DC Entertainment.

I've never thought that Superman and Batman could work in the same universe, because their equally matched foes wouldn't suit each other. Superman would just demolish the Joker etc, and Batman would be crushed like a bug by Zod. So how is that going to work, beyond batman helping with the detective work of solving a mystery?

I can't even work out how something with so many plot holes that even my mother noticed them can get a sequel. Also I'm getting bored with all these character remakes of the DC heroes. It's getting silly that they keep rehashing the same characters and re-launches over and over and over again when DC itself has legions of heroes to choose from.

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Well the thing is that they desperataly want to get a justice league movie, just to match Marvel's Avengers. You have more superheroes in the JL among Batman & Superman. There already have been several attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen. It's sad that it hasn't worked yet. Also Green Lantern flopped, but are they going to ignore that and bring Ryan Reynolds back anyway. Bale & Nolan said they were out in case of Batman. Nolan is not even going to have such a big role in this movie compared to the first one. He'll just be executive producer.

I can't even work out how something with so many plot holes that even my mother noticed them can get a sequel. Also I'm getting bored with all these character remakes of the DC heroes. It's getting silly that they keep rehashing the same characters and re-launches over and over and over again when DC itself has legions of heroes to choose from.

Yeeaahh......can't see batman being any sort of threat or challenge to Superman at all. So unles they gimp Superman somehow (any options beyond kryptonite?) then I still don't see how and why he's going to need help. Take the Avengers finale. He's so fast and strong, he could have single handedly demolished all the Chitauri (eventually), and flown up through the portal, super-punched Thanos in the face, closed the portal, and zipped through in time. He's got Iron Man's flight, Hulk's strength and invulnerability, he has ranged ability ie laser eyes so that's Thor's hammer and Hawkeye's arrows. He doesn't need a shield ala Captain America, and Cap couldn't take out Loki so he's all a bit meh.

Still don't know how this is going to work, as Batman with/vs Superman, or Justice League. DC have gone less fantastical than Marvel with the Avengers universe. Who could they bring out as a somewhat plausible enemy?

2) One place, one time - he can move super fast, but he has to know where to move too. He's a great guy for dealing with one problem at a time, but multiple problems over a wide are could defeat him

3) He tends to not have much of an eye on the world through electronics or other such surveillance - tending to rely on what he sees and hears directly - as such he tends to be very poor at predicting trouble before it kicks off.

4) Out of sunlight - he's powered by the sun thus with no sun he can weaken given time - however that requires incarceration or battles on other worlds (he tends to shift between being able to survive in space and not being able to survive in space).

That said most of these things he can overcome - he is very much a "god mod" of a character which is sort of the problem with pairing him with anyone - though Batman does at least tend to keep a closer eye on the world, even if his eye is normally very focused upon one city.

Yes it takes considerable time for him to weaken, but just like other Kryptons gain strength in the sun they can lose it too. I think he has a much slower loss effect because of his growth under the sun itself leading to a natural ability to prolong its effect on himself.

That said most of the time that happens the only time to keep him under those conditions requires kryptonite to keep him compliant so that normally takes the greater effect (you tend to more see him recovering in the sun).

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I think they've done that in Superman III. I'm not sure if Richard Prior's character produced red kryptonite, but it was something in that area, cause it almost had the same effect. Maybe they should show a really bad struggle with just Superman thinking back of killing Zod and how it frightens him in being a hero in case he kills someone else. He just has to learn that he can still be a hero without killing, so in a way conquer his own fear.

This movie did a pretty good job of having a Superman/Batman teamup. As did the Justice League animated premier movie, and all the crossovers between the shows that happened before. As for a fight between the two people usually point to the Dark Knight returns, apparently forgetting that before that fight Superman had just been hit by a nuke, and Batman Hush. Nevertheless Batman vs Superman will not be the central conflict of the movie, I guarantee it. I'm also willing to guarantee that they'll start out at odds and end up teaming up to defeat some other enemy.

Possible enemies that would require skills from both of them:
Metallo
Despero
Some sort of Vandal Savage or Ras al Ghul Scheme involving someone who could trade punches with Superman
Brainiac
Doctor Destiny(more unlikely than others for various reasons)
Felix Faust(OR forgot to mention Superman's weakness to magic)

There are plenty of other possibilities, but those are the ones I see being interesting and not just a rehash of the afore mentioned animated crossovers.